Takase has also served as the illustrator for Kana Akatsuki’s fantasy light novel series Violet Evergarden, on which the anime is based, and has attached to the anime adaptation project since the first anime TV CM aired in May 2016.
Following the 13-episode TV series aired from January to April 2018, the spin-off film Violet Evergarden: Gaiden – Eien to Jidou Shuki Ningyou – (Violet Evergarden: Spin-Off – Eternity and Auto Memory Doll -) will be screened at select theaters for a limited time of two weeks between September 6 and 19, 2019.
Kyoto Animation’s official YouTube channel has started streaming a series of videos to introduce the works of its Violet Evergarden anime’s production staff.